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    The Dead Pool (Redux)

    enMarch 14, 2021
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    About this Episode

    This is a rededited version of our debut episode from 2016 covering The Dead Pool (1988), and the rest of the Dirty Harry franchise. Think of it like the George Lucas special edition treatment.

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